AFERA A G TOGO

AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION

EXTRA-ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION

Lomé, TOGO
22 - 23 April 2004

Summary
The Extraordinary General Assembly of the African Road Maintenance Funds Association organised by the Road Maintenance Funds of Togo under the distinguished patronage of the Minister for Equipment, Mines, Posts and Telecommunications and with the assistance of the Sub Saharan African Transport Policy programme was held in Lome, Togo from 22 to 23 April, 2004.
In attendance were the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Central African Republic, Senegal, Chad, Togo, Zambia. The objective of this extraordinary general assembly was to:
- approve after reading and consideration, of the draft statutes that would be presented after amendments to take account of the shortcomings and omissions in the initial draft;
- restructure the board.
- Choose the venue for the legal registration of ARMFA
- Adopt a short-term (2004-2005) programme of activities presented by the Board
- Adopt a projected operating budget for the association for 2004-2005.

Thursday, April 22 2004

Opening of the E.G.A

Welcome address of AMOUSSOU-GUENOU
the managing Director of RMF-TOGO, president of the organisation committee.
Speech by M. Raphael MABENGA the Interim president
the executive Secretary, National Roads Boards, Zambia
Opening speech of Minister Faure GNASSINGBE
Minister of Equipment Mines, Posts and Telecommunication of Togo

Course of work

Speech by Mrs Ramata TANOH of Ivory Coast,
2nd Vice President of ARMFA
Speech by Mrs. Steve BRUSHETT the representative of SSATP
the representative took the floor to highlight the issues on which the World Bank, through SSATP expects to give support to the association
The association heard the presentation by the Auditor, Mr. Joseph Claude GWED-BI-MINYEM , on the corrections to the constitution before making amendments on the form and substance to Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and Section 5-2 of the Charter.
Speech by Mrs. CHRISTIAN MANGNAGNA , Représentantive of RMF GABON

Friday, April 23 2004

Special vote of thanks to his Excellency GNASSINGBE Eyadema President of the Republic of Togo

Official closing

Closing speech , closing speech of the Minister of Equipment Mines, Posts and Telecommunication of Togo by his Representantive Mr. AMOUSSOU-GUENOU, Président FER-TOGO et Président de l’AFERA.

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